1982-83 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 37-45, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Scotty Robertson (37-45)

Executive: Jack McCloskey

PTS/G: 112.7 (6th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.1 (17th of 23)

SRS: -0.17 (14th of 23) Pace: 105.8 (5th of 23)

Off Rtg: 105.4 (11th of 23) Def Rtg: 105.8 (14th of 23) Net Rtg: -0.4 (14th of 23)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (14th of 23)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 482,571 (9th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 29, 1982		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		94	86	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Oct 31, 1982		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		118	115	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Nov 2, 1982		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	119	3	0	W 3
4	Wed, Nov 3, 1982		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		152	144	4	0	W 4
5	Fri, Nov 5, 1982		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	120	4	1	L 1
6	Sat, Nov 6, 1982		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	95	4	2	L 2
7	Tue, Nov 9, 1982		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		108	105	5	2	W 1
8	Wed, Nov 10, 1982		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		115	91	6	2	W 2
9	Fri, Nov 12, 1982		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	100	7	2	W 3
10	Sat, Nov 13, 1982		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	112	7	3	L 1
11	Wed, Nov 17, 1982		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	120	7	4	L 2
12	Fri, Nov 19, 1982		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		106	102	8	4	W 1
13	Sat, Nov 20, 1982		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		128	131	8	5	L 1
14	Tue, Nov 23, 1982		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		128	106	9	5	W 1
15	Wed, Nov 24, 1982		Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		112	122	9	6	L 1
16	Fri, Nov 26, 1982		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	132	118	10	6	W 1
17	Tue, Nov 30, 1982		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		123	116	11	6	W 2	at Hartford, CT
18	Wed, Dec 1, 1982		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		105	97	12	6	W 3
19	Sat, Dec 4, 1982		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		112	119	12	7	L 1
20	Wed, Dec 8, 1982		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		109	120	12	8	L 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 10, 1982		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		121	122	12	9	L 3
22	Sat, Dec 11, 1982		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	128	12	10	L 4
23	Tue, Dec 14, 1982		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	99	13	10	W 1
24	Wed, Dec 15, 1982		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	108	13	11	L 1
25	Fri, Dec 17, 1982		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		110	119	13	12	L 2
26	Sat, Dec 18, 1982		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	90	14	12	W 1
27	Sun, Dec 19, 1982		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		131	114	15	12	W 2
28	Tue, Dec 21, 1982	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		102	97	16	12	W 3
29	Thu, Dec 23, 1982		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		127	135	16	13	L 1
30	Sun, Dec 26, 1982		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	106	16	14	L 2
31	Tue, Dec 28, 1982		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	98	105	16	15	L 3
32	Thu, Dec 30, 1982		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		98	115	16	16	L 4
33	Sat, Jan 1, 1983		Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		117	105	17	16	W 1
34	Sun, Jan 2, 1983		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		112	127	17	17	L 1
35	Tue, Jan 4, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	2OT	138	147	17	18	L 2
36	Wed, Jan 5, 1983		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		130	116	18	18	W 1
37	Fri, Jan 7, 1983		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		92	109	18	19	L 1
38	Sun, Jan 9, 1983	7:09p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		102	110	18	20	L 2
39	Wed, Jan 12, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		116	100	19	20	W 1
40	Fri, Jan 14, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	115	19	21	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 19, 1983		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		107	106	20	21	W 1
42	Sat, Jan 22, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	109	21	21	W 2
43	Mon, Jan 24, 1983		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		112	108	22	21	W 3
44	Wed, Jan 26, 1983		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		109	118	22	22	L 1
45	Fri, Jan 28, 1983		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		106	107	22	23	L 2
46	Sat, Jan 29, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		128	126	23	23	W 1
47	Wed, Feb 2, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		135	141	23	24	L 1
48	Thu, Feb 3, 1983		Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		108	115	23	25	L 2
49	Sat, Feb 5, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	101	24	25	W 1
50	Tue, Feb 8, 1983		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	OT	143	147	24	26	L 1
51	Wed, Feb 9, 1983		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		113	122	24	27	L 2
52	Wed, Feb 16, 1983		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	121	126	24	28	L 3
53	Thu, Feb 17, 1983		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		113	110	25	28	W 1
54	Sat, Feb 19, 1983		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		112	101	26	28	W 2
55	Wed, Feb 23, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		107	120	26	29	L 1
56	Thu, Feb 24, 1983		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		107	116	26	30	L 2
57	Sat, Feb 26, 1983		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		122	102	27	30	W 1
58	Tue, Mar 1, 1983		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		114	103	28	30	W 2
59	Thu, Mar 3, 1983		Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		118	125	28	31	L 1
60	Sat, Mar 5, 1983		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	122	28	32	L 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 7, 1983		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		114	123	28	33	L 3
62	Tue, Mar 8, 1983		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		107	101	29	33	W 1
63	Sat, Mar 12, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		119	120	29	34	L 1
64	Sun, Mar 13, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		114	118	29	35	L 2
65	Tue, Mar 15, 1983	7:43p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		90	109	29	36	L 3
66	Wed, Mar 16, 1983		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		115	125	29	37	L 4
67	Fri, Mar 18, 1983		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	103	99	30	37	W 1
68	Sun, Mar 20, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		119	121	30	38	L 1
69	Tue, Mar 22, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		134	116	31	38	W 1
70	Wed, Mar 23, 1983		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		109	96	32	38	W 2
71	Fri, Mar 25, 1983		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		120	131	32	39	L 1
72	Tue, Mar 29, 1983		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		107	114	32	40	L 2
73	Wed, Mar 30, 1983		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		124	135	32	41	L 3
74	Fri, Apr 1, 1983		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	111	33	41	W 1
75	Sun, Apr 3, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		122	107	34	41	W 2
76	Tue, Apr 5, 1983		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	107	110	34	42	L 1
77	Wed, Apr 6, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	96	35	42	W 1
78	Fri, Apr 8, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		102	92	36	42	W 2
79	Sun, Apr 10, 1983		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		113	115	36	43	L 1
80	Wed, Apr 13, 1983		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		113	101	37	43	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 15, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		83	100	37	44	L 1
82	Sat, Apr 16, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		95	102	37	45	L 2

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